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- Permits
and Licensing Section
P.O. Box 11104
4010 West Broad St.
Richmond, VA 23230-1104
Ph. (804) 367-1076
Objective:
To provide for the use of crossbows by persons with permanent physical
disabilities during the special archery seasons.
Pursuant
to Virginia Dept. of Game and Inland Fisheries Regulation 4 VAC 15-40-20
B: For the purposes of this section only, any person possessing a medical
doctor's written statement based on a physical examination declaring
that such a person has a permanent disability that prohibits the person
from holding the mass weight of a conventional bow and arrow at arm's
length perpendicular to the body, or drawing or pulling or releasing
the bow string of a conventional bow, and thus preventing that person
from hunting with conventional archery equipment, may hunt with a crossbow
on his or her own property, or on the private property of another with
written permission of the landowner, during established special archery
seasons. Disabled hunters seeking such permission shall advise the landowner
of their intent to hunt with a crossbow during the special archery seasons.
The doctor's written statement must be carried by the person while hunting
and a copy of the doctor's written statement must be provided to the
department on a form provided by the department, prior to hunting with
a crossbow. The department's verification form shall be presented upon
demand to any officer whose duty it is to enforce the game and inland
fish laws.
PLEASE
CALL OR WRITE THE VIRGINIA DEPT. OF GAME AND INLAND FISHERIES FOR OFFICIAL
APPLICANT FORM AND DOCTOR'S FORM.
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